B144 (PNL): 5,000 francs (US$3.75) Lilac, orange, blue, and green. Front: Kinyarwanda text; gorilla in gold-to-green SPARK; denomination as registration device; Kigali Convention Centre building in Kigali. Back: English text; big basket with calabash inside traditional house; denomination as registration device; two woven baskets. Red-to-green Ignite windowed security thread withRead More…
B143 (PNL): 2,000 francs (US$1.50) Purple, blue, green, orange, and brown. Front: Kinyarwanda text; woven basket in gold-to-green SPARK; denomination as registration device; Kibuye landscape and Lake Kivu. Back: English text; roasted coffee beas; denomination as registration device. Green-to-blue Ignite windowed security thread with demetalized 2000 / BNR. Watermark: CoatRead More…
According to a press release dated 7 February 2019, these notes have new security features and better quality to reduce wear. The design of the front of the 500-franc note is entirely new, and the overall color has been changed to brown to help distinguish it from the 1,000-franc note.Read More…
, According to the Official Gazette n° Special of 16/10/2015, the National Bank of Rwanda was authorized to issue a new 1,000-franc note (B140) on 15 October 2015. It’s like the preceding issues, but the security features have been strengthened and French has been removed from these notes. Now allRead More…
,,, According to a press release dated 3 December 2014, the National Bank of Rwanda will issue new 2,000- and 5,000-franc notes as soon as the presidential decree is officially gazetted. The designs remain the same as the current notes (BNR B35 and B36), but the security features have beenRead More…
,, BNR B37 (PNL): 500 francs (US$0.80)Dark blue and gray. Front: Three cows. Back: Four young students with XO computers (from One Laptop Per Child). Windowed security thread with demetalized BNR500. Watermark: Coat of arms and electrotype BNR. Printer: Unknown. 135 x 72 mm.a. 01.01.2013. Signature 23. Intro 24.09.2013. CourtesyRead More…
At some point during the issuance of the notes dated 1998 (BNR B25-B27), the font used for printing the upper left serial numbers changed from wide to narrow (see below). Courtesy of Sergey Vostrikov and Alexander Petrov.Read More…
According to an AllAfrica article dated 14 May 2013, the cabinet approved a presidential order to issue a new 500-franc note by the end of 2013, with three exotic cows on the front reflecting the government’s efforts to eradicate malnutrition, and four students working with computers on the back reflectingRead More…
An East African Business Week article dated 14 February 2011, contains interesting information on the continuing plans to form an East African Community Monetary Union similar to the European Union, wherein all the partner states will replace their individual currencies—the Burundian franc, Kenyan shilling, Rwandan franc, Tanzanian shilling, and UgandanRead More…
,, 5,000 francs (US$8.75), 01-02-2009. Like Pick 33, but new date, bank name and signature titles in Kinyarwanda, new registration device, and new color (yellow) at front center. Courtesy of Richard Miranda and Rui Manuel Palhares.Read More…